Quote (GSG @ Jul 11 2017 01:09pm)
I'd be curious to know if the amount of electricity required to charge batteries is even "better" for the environment. Right now a large portion of our electricity in Canada comes from burning coal....
I think this is only true in alberta,
https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/sites/www.nrcan.gc.ca/files/www/pdf/publications/emmc/renewable_energy_e.pdfAccording to this in 2011 coal was 11% of generation, i can only assume that has gone down.
I am sure that electric cars are better overall in areas where electricity is largely not renewable. (AKA not Alberta/ Saskatchewan)
However i would agree that a large caveat against their efficiency is the materials for the battery and the source of the energy we are putting in the batteries.
It's a bit like saying you save $10 by not buying lunch every day when you actually only save $10- Cost of lunch at home. (was just having this conversation haha)